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Biography

Junkyard is a hard rock / sleaze rock band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles , with members formerly in Minor Threat , The Necros , and Dag Nasty .Book, John "", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation. The band has often drawn comparisons with Guns N' Roses (which, like Junkyard, signed with Geffen Records ).Washburn, Jim (1990) "At Least Junkyard Has Its Rehash Name Right", Los Angeles Times , 8 January 1990

History

The original line-up of the band was David Roach (vocals), Chris Gates (guitar, ex- Big Boys (band)|Big Boys ), Clay Anthony (bass) and Patrick Muzingo (drums). Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker (guitar, ex- Dag Nasty / Minor Threat ),Franck, John "", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation joined the band just prior to the recording of the first albumLarkin, Colin (2006) The Encyclopedia of Popular Music , Oxford University Press , ISBN 9780195313734 Although the band was heavily influenced by Southern rock , Baker had told Sounds (magazine)|Sounds , "I hate the concept. I like that music but I'm not into the rebel flag or the throwing up in your pickup truck".Andersen, Mark & Jenkins, Mark (2003) ''Dance of days: two decades of punk in the nation's capital , Akashic Books, ISBN 9781888451443, p.289 The band was signed by Geffen Records in January 1988, at MusicMight with a self-titled Tom Werman -produced debut album issued in 1989, described by Allmusic as incorporating "elements of Southern rock, boogie-woogie, and AC/DC ism into one compact sound", ", This was followed two years later by Sixes Sevens & Nines , produced by Ed Stasium and featuring contributions from Steve Earle .Franck, John "", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation Anthony left the band shortly before the release of the second album amid drug problems,Albert, John (2000) "", LA Weekly , 19 October 2000 to be replaced by Todd Muscat. The band was dropped by Geffen in 1992, with a third album recorded but not released, and disbanded shortly afterwards. The unreleased third album was subsequently issued as XXX and The Joker .

Roach founded Borracho with members of Promise and Dogs D'Amour , while Gates formed 99lbs. Muzingo formed Catfish and later Battery Club.

A live album was issued in 2000, and Gates, Roach, Muzingo and Muscat reformed the band, with Tim Mosher (guitar/vocals) added to the line-up. A tour of Japan followed, with Dogs D'Amour guitarist Jo Dog added to the line-up for these dates. The new line-up recorded the 2003 mini-album Tried And True , comprising a mixture of old and new songs.

In 2008, the band released an album of previously unreleased material, originally recorded for a 1987 demo that helped get them signed to Geffen. The album is titled Put it on Ten and Pull the Knobs Off! ."", Sleazeroxx, 24 February 2008

Although the band members have different ongoing projects, Junkyard is still together and are to play at the Rock Gone Wild event in 2009."", The Gauntlet , 23 September 2008

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	US	Label	Certification
1989	Junkyard	105	Geffen	-
1991	Sixes, Sevens and Nines	-	Geffen	-
2000	'Shut Up - We're Trying To Practice!'	-	Cleopatra	-
2003	Tried and True	-	Heat Slick	-
2008	Put it on Ten and Pull the Knobs Off!	-	Self Released	-
2008	Joker (CD R Pressed or Mp3)	-	Self Released	-
2008	XXX" (CD R Pressed or Mp3)	-	Self Released	-

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
Year	Single	US Hot 100	US Main Rock	UK
1989	"Hollywood"	-	-	-
1989	"Simple Man"	-	-	-
1991	"All the Time in the World"	-	24	-

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